Paris, France | AFP | Cameroon President Paul Biya, 85, who is seeking a seventh consecutive term, is the second longest-serving leader in Africa with nearly 36 years in office. Only Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is ahead, by three years. Here is a rundown of the continent’s leaders …
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SCOVIA: This is my fourth baby; I am lucky this one has survived. My third born died while I was delivering at home. Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators on the Committee on Health on an oversight visit came to the aid of an expectant mother and helped her …
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Tampa, United States | AFP | DNA tests on smuggled elephant tusks have identified three major ivory cartels in Africa and are helping investigators bolster the criminal cases against some of the most dangerous traffickers, researchers said Wednesday. Around 40,000 African elephants are killed every year for their tusks, which …
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Good idea but needs to be cautiously handled Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s plan to have telecom companies list on the stock market is a goodstep towards inclusive growth but should be handled cautiously to avoid discouraging investments. Financial and economic experts who spoke to The Independent said …
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Africa’s insurance industry is facing more disruption than any other industry, posing challenges for some while opening up business opportunities for others JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, | ISAAC KHISA | The opportunities for growth in Africa’s insurance industry are huge despite recent economic and political uncertainty. The insurance industry has done …
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TJC to focus on the following in 2018-19: Cultural education Database for Jopadhola Scholarship fund Think tank for Padhola Health care training Health insurance system Jopadhola Radio Station Working together Teaching Dhopadhola at A’level Traditional drugs/plant medicinal trees/Training local people to administer the local medicine Clean Water/Latrines Family education to …
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Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Pan-African lender, United Bank for Africa, plans to roll out its mobile banking platform mid this month and later agent banking to facilitate customer convenience and also tap into the unbanked population. UBA Uganda CEO Johnson Agoreyo said the lender is in the final stage …
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Sustained marketing in America, Germany and the United Kingdom boosts tourist numbers but questions on validity of figures persist Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda has registered a surge in tourist numbers over the last one year, with many of the visitors coming in from key source markets of the …
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But political temperature remains low as potential candidates collect signatures Kampala, Uganda | JOHN MBARAGA | In just over two months Rwandans head to the polls to choose their next parliamentary representatives, but the political temperature is yet to rise as potential candidates move around constituencies collecting signatures to support their …
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Sector players call for more incentives for low cost houses Kampala, Uganda | STEPHEN NUWAGIRA | The recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Mitrelle Group, to construct 10,000 housing units in Rwanda has led major players to demand reassessment of priorities. The Israel-based global …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price